Aidan N. Fitzpatrick

Aidan N. Fitzpatrick (1919-1994) was a US Army lieutenant who served in the US 506th Parachute Infantry Regiment during World War II.

Biography
Aidan N. Fitzpatrick was born in Boston, Massachusetts in 1919 to a family of Irish descent. Fitzpatrick worked on the waterfront until World War II broke out, upon which he enlisted in the US Army and volunteered for the airborne infantry. Fitzpatrick was assigned to the US 506th Infantry Regiment and trained at Camp Toccoa, Georgia, and he took part in his first combat jump over Normandy in June 1944. Fitzpatrick fought in the Brecourt Manor Assault of 6 June 1944, commanding a fireteam of paratroopers.